⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 21-12 off them- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 10:03 · GS 73-69 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 6:29 · GS 113-108 SAC
- Winner
Klay Thompson hit a layup
Q4 0:05 · GS 117-116 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 9:04 · GS 102-108 SAC
- Ties it
Buddy Hield hit a driving layup, Willie Cauley-Stein with the assist
Q4 2:26 · GS 113-113 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marvin Bagley III misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · GS 115-113 SAC
📊The numbers
| GS | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
